International Environmental Law - LAWS8319
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200 or 9210 or 5740 or 9240 or 5760 or 9211 or 5211 or 9231 or 5231 or 9220 or 5750 or 9281 or 5281 or 8623 or 5499 or 7339
Excluded: JURD7619
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course is also available to students enrolled in the Master of Environmental Management (8619), Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management (5499) and the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management (7339).
This course is also available to students undertaking relevant postgraduate non-law degree programs at UNSW provided such enrolment is approved by the appopriate non-law Faculty.
LLM Specialisations
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Objectives
- Recall and recount the historical origins and specifics of the on-going development of the current international environmental legal regime
- Explain in your own words the meaning of legal concepts, doctrines and principles we have studied
- Comprehend and evaluate the importance of international environmental law to international relations and the requirements of the international community in protecting the global environment
- Identify and analyse issues involved in international environmental disputes
- Identify some key areas of international environmental law which are currently the subject of debate and reform
- Demonstrate your ability to research and access information on international environmental law issues
- Demonstrate your ability to think critically and to justify your ideas in a reasoned manner and communicate effectively, in speaking and writing, on matters concerning international environmental law issues
Main Topics
- Introduction to international environmental law
- Sources and principles of international environmental law
- Air and atmospheric pollution
- The marine environment
- Climate change
- Biological resources
- Polar environments
Assessment
Class participation | 10% | |
Negotiation exercise | (written submission) | 25% |
Research essay | (Essay: 5,000 - 7,000 words) | 65% |